Self adjustable towel bar bracket



July 7, 1931. E. REYNOLDS SELF ADJUSTABLE TOWEL BAR BRACKET Filed Oct.21, 1930 ZZ///// 2 W0 Patented July 7, 1931 UNETEE Sifia'iE Parserseries EDWIN REYNOLDS, OF VINELAND, NEW JERSEY SELF ADJUSTABLE TGVTELBAR BRACKET Application filed October 21, 1930. Serial No. 480,216.,

The present invention has reference to improvements in supporting towelbar brackets and the like, and relates more particularly to a novelconstruction and arrangement of 6 the bracket and its towel bar holdingsupporting heads.

An object of my invention is the provision of a towel bar bracket with aplurality of towel bar holding heads and supporting arms, one of saidheads being non-adjustable with its supporting arms, and the other whichis self adjustable with its supporting arms which would supportsubstantialiy an indefinite number of various sizes of towel bars ofdifferent diameters up to the full diameter of the non-adjustablestationary towel bar holding head, thereby making it on necessary tohave a separate size bracket read for each size of towel bars.

A further object of my invention is to provide a towel bar bracket witha non-adjustable bar holding head, and an adjustable bar size holdinghead which would keep the towel bar end knob spaced from the stationarynon-adjustable towel bar holding head and lie intervened between thetowel bar end knob and the stationary non-adjustable bracket towel barholding head and prevent any part of the towel bar knob from enteringthe non-adjustable bar holding head regardless of the size of said knob.

A. still further object of my invention is the provision of such acombination two headed towel bar holding bracket without 5 using anymore material than is now used in the conventional type of bracket nowin use, thereby providing a substantial, prac-' tical, simple andefficient combination towel bar bracket with two heads one of which isself adjustable and the other which is nonadjustable, which would becheap to manufacture from a single piece of resilient sheet metal,thereby simplifying the construction and reducing the cost ofproduction.

\Vith these objects in view my invention consists in the construction,arrangement, and cooperation of the parts as will now be described indetail in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which .Fig. 1 isa plan view of my new self adjustable towel bar bracket with non-adjustable and self adjustable towel bar size heads as it appears stamped outin the flat and be.- fore being bent and formed into shape.

Fig. 2 is a View of Fig. l, in a more advanced stage of shaping; Fig. 3is a perspective view of my new self adjustable towel bar bracket as itappears finished and ready for use to mount to asup port.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of my new self adjustable towel bar bracketwith a section ofa towelbar within the towel bar holding heads and as itappears supported between the self adjustable towel bar size holdinghead showing the adjustable head frictionally engaged with the smallsize towel bar, and the bar suspended in space passing through the rigidnon-adjustable towel bar holding head.

The invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, and what is nowbelieved to be its preferred form in Fig. 1, is a single strip ofresilient sheet metal 4, having at 5, 5, apertures for screws or nailsnear each of its ends, spaced 0n the said strip of sheet metal ,4, andpreferably at its transverse center at 6, the said strip of metal 4, hasa predetermined size slot 7, formed therein extending equidistant fromits mid center 6, and toso wards its apertured ends 5, 5, andtransversal to its longitudinal center of the said strip 4, of Fig. l,the said strip 4, is then slotted at its longitudinal center at 8, 8, inopposite directions from the said predetermined slot 7, and equidistanttherefrom forming a c0ntinuous T shaped slot, and the said T shaped slotdividing of and spacing from the body section 10, 0f the metal strip 4,two elongated rectangular body members 9, 9, eaclrhaving a free end 11,11, disposed towards each other and spaced from each other by the Tshaped slots 7, and

8, 8, and the said members 9, 9, being integral at their opposite endswith the body 4, at 12, 12, of Fig.1, the said strip of metal 4, is thenfolded and bent upon itself at its mid transverse center to form a towelbar supporting bracket with two towel bar holding heads 13, and '14,, ofFig. 3, one of said heads 13,

i one being an integral annular circular like head with rigid parallelarms at right angles to itself 15, 15, which are integral with the relative wider fastening, plate supporting arms 17, 17, and the head 13being a one piece and of a larger diameter than the second adjustablehead 14, as shown in Fig. 3, the adjustable towel bar holding head 14,is of a smaller diameter than the nonadjustable head 13, when formed atthe time of manufacture, the rectangular body members 9, 9, of Fig. 1,are formed into a circular head 14, with parallel arms at right anglesto the head 13, and the adjustable head would be transversely divided atits front mid center at 20, as shown in Fig. 3, the adjustable towel barholding head 14, would be integral with its supporting arms 16, 16, andthe said arms 16, 16, would be integral with the relative widerfastening plate arms 17 17 and each pair of arms 15, 15, and 16, 16, areexactly alike in extent and direction and parallel with each other, andone of said pair of supporting arms 15, 15, would be rigid with thefastening plate arms 17, 17, and the other pair of arms 16, 16, would beresilient and movable, adjustable with its bar holding head 14, as shownin Fig. 2, and 3, it will be apparent that when the blank 4 of Fig. 1,is cut and formed as shown and bent and formed into shape into asupporting towel bar bracket with towel bar holding heads as shown inFig. 2, and Fig. 3, the bracket would have its towel bar holding headand its supporting arms divided longitudinally at its center at 19, Fig.2, by means of the slots 8, 8, of Fig. 1, and a double annular twoheaded towel bar holding bracket would be provided each having a pair ofsuppor ing arms 15, 15, 16, 16, and the said heads and arms would bespaced apart laterally, horizontally by the slots 8, 8, side by side asshown in Fig. 2, at 13, 14, separate from each other and adapted to actindependent of each other, and it will be further apparent that when theadjustable towel bar holding head 14, is divided at its transversecenter at 20, Fig. 3, the said head 14, would have a divided head withupper and lower sections 21,-

21, integral with their supporting arms 16, 16, as shown in Figs. 2 and3, it will now be apparent that a towel bar bracket has been providedwith two annular towel bar heads 13, and 14, one of which is stationaryand piece 13 rigid with its supporting arms 15, 15, and the other head14, adjustable for frictionally engaging and holding towel bars ofvarious diameters to the full capacity of the stationary bar holdinghead 13, of Figs 2 and 3. It will now be apparent that when a towel bar22, of Fig, 4, is inserted between the supporting arms 17, 17, andbrought forward within the towelbar holding heads 13, 14, of the bracketas shown in Fig. 4, thes aid adjustable, movable upper and lower half21, 21, of. the towel bar holding head 14, would be forced apart attheir transverse divided center 20, of Fig. 3, and by means of theresiliency of the adjustable head 14, supporting arms 16, 16, therewould be resisting force exerted by the said arms to the upper and lowerhalf 21, 21, of'the adjustable head 14, of Fig. 3, causing theadjustable head 14, to frictionally, and sub stantially engage the saidtowel bar 22, and to hold the said bar 22, suspended in space within therigid stationary towel bar holding head 13 as shown in Fig. 4, and itwill be clear that the said adjustable head 14, will hold any size towelbar up to the full diameter of the said stationary towel bar holdinghead 13 of Figs. 3 and 4. It will be further apparent that when thetowel bar brackets are mounted to a support by means of its fasteningplates 18, 18, with screws Fig. 3, with the adjustable bar holding head14, positioned next to the towel bar knob 23 of Fig.4, the saidadjustable head 14, would lie intervened between the towel bar knob 23of the towel bar 22, and the stationary towel bar holding head 13, oflarger diameter, and keep the said towel bar knob 23, spaced from thehead 13, and prevent a towel bar knob of small diameter from makingcontact or entering the said stationary towel bar holding head 13, whenmounted therein, as shown in Fig. 4, it will be clear that when thebrackets are so manufactured they would be reversible and could be usedfor a right side or left side towel bar bracket and keep the towel barknob spaced from the stationary towel bar head 13 and from entering thesame.

It will now be apparent that a substantial,

practical, simple and efficient adjustable towel bar bracket withnon-adjustable and self adjustable towel bar size holding heads havebeen provided and formed from a single piece of resilient sheet metal,which will be cheap to manufacture.

Although I have shown by way of example in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, thepreferred form of my invention, I want it particularly understood that Ido not limit myself to this exact shape bracket, but reserve unto myselfthe right to vary the shape within certain limits of what is disclosedand what is claimed with out departing from the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a sheet metal towel bar bracket consisting of asheet metal blank strip of resilient sheet metal having cut out at itstransverse mid center a predetermined size slot extending equidistantfrom its mid center in opposite directions and transversal to itslongitudinal center of the said metal strip body, and the said blankbody having formed, cut at its longitudinal center extendinglongitudinal slots in opposite directions equidistant from the saidpredetermined transverse slot, and the said longitudinal slots eachextending into the transverse slot, forming a continuous extended Tshaped slot in the said metal blank body, and the said blank body havingspaced apart by the said slots from its body section two elongatedrectangular body members with free ends disposed towards each other andintegral with the blank body at their opposite ends said metal blankbeing folded upon itself at its transverse center to form a towel barbracket having a connected rigid one piece towel bar holding head, andan adjustable towel bar holding head transversely divided at its frontmid center said heads being laterally, horizontally spaced from eachother by a longitudinal slot and side by side said heads each having apair of supporting arms integral with a relative wider fastening platearm with apertured fastening plates at angles to the said wider arms asdescribed.

2. In a towel bar bracket a resilient sheet metal blank being cut andformedras de scribed, said sheet metal blank 'being folded upon itselfat its transverse center to form a towel bar bracket with two towel barholding heads, one of said heads being rigid and a connecting one piecewith its supporting arms and non-adjustable and the second head being ofa lesser diameter than the rigid head and being adjustable when formedand having separate supporting arms spaced from the first towel barholding head and parallel thereof and the said supporting pairs of armsof each towel bar holding head being integral with the relative widerfastening plate arms and the relative wider fastening plate arms beingbent at right angles to themselves in opposite directions to formfastening plates and the said plates having apertures for screws.

8. In a supporting towel bar bracket formed from a single piece ofresilient sheet metal having two towel bar holding heads laterallyspaced from each other, one of said heads being a connected one piecewith its supporting arms, and the second head being of a less diameterthan the first head and being transversely divided and having resilientparallel arinsat right angles to the said head and the said second headbeing adjustable for varioussizes of towel bars.

4:. In a sheet metal towel bar bracket having two towel bar holdingheads, spaced horizontally apart by longitudinal slots and side by side,each head having a separate pair of parallel arms for supporting same,said pairs of arms being spaced apart and side by side, and each pair ofarms being integral with a relative pair of wider fastening plate arms,and the said fastening plate arms having apertured supporting plates formounting same.

5. In a sheet metal towel bar bracket formed from a single pieceofresilient sheet metal having two towel bar supporting annular heads,spaced laterally apart fronr each otherfor supporting a towel bartherein.

6. In a sheet metal supporting towel bar bracket having two annulartowel bar holding heads spaced horizontally apart by a slot. one of saidannular heads being rigidconnecting one piece head with its supportingarms and of alarger diameter than the second head, and the second headbeing dividedat its front transverse center and having a movable,adjustable upper and lower half head, and the said second head havingresilient parallel supportingarms integral with a relative wider pair offastening plate arms, and the said fasteningplate arms having aperturedfastening plates to mount same.

7. In a sheet metal towel bar bracket consisting of a sheet metal blankfolded upon itself to form a towel bar bracket with two annular towelbar holding heads spaced apart by a longitudinal slot, said heads havmgparallel supporting arms sideby side i 8. In a sheet metal towel barbracket having two towel bar annular holding heads forined from a singlepiece of resilient sheet metal having fastening plates, each fasteningplate having a relative extending wide arm, and each of said arms havinga pair of extending arms of lesser width connected thereto, and eachpair of arms of lesser width being spaced apart laterally, horizontallyby a V longitudinal slot and parallel with each other and side by side,one of said lesser width pair of arms having'connected thereto aonepiece annulartowel' bar holding head formed thereon of alargediameter and rigid with the said supporting pair of arms, andthesecond pair of'arms having a towel bar holding head of lesserdiameter than the stationary rigid head formed thereon and beingdivldedat lts transverse mid center and, adapted to be adJustable and tofrictionally' engage and hold towel bars of "various diameters wheninserted within same, each pair of arms with their supporting towel barholding heads being complete within itself.

9. In a sheet metal towel bar bracket formed from a single piece ofresilient sheet metal cut as described, having two towel bar holdingheads, one of said heads being of a larger diameter than the other andeach with its supporting arms and of a larger di-s ameter than thesecond adjustable bar holdfor;

ing head, said heads being spaced apart by a slot, and the second headadapted to frictionally engage a towel bar therein and to horizontallyhold and suspend the said towel ear in space within the larger rigidtowel bar holding head as described.

11. ln a sheet metal towel bar bracket having a rigid annular one piecetowel bar holding head, a second annular towel bar holding head of alesser diameter than the rigid head spaced horizontally, laterally fromthe rigid one piece annular head by a longitudinal slot, and the secondhead being divided at its transverse center, each head having a pair ofparallel supporting arms exactly alike in extent and direction and eachpair of arms being integral with a relative wider fastening plate arm,and the said divided head having its supporting pair of arms resilientand adapted to exert force to the adjustable bar holding head and upon atowel bar when inserted within the said adjustable towel bar holdinghead, and the said towel bar holding heads and their supporting armsbeing adapted to act independently of each other.

12. In a sheet metal towel bar bracket having two towel bar supportingheads, one of said heads being an integral one piece with its supportingarms, and the second head being of a lesser diameter and divided at itstransverse center, having upper and lower movable sections and the saidsections having resilient arms and the said divided head and itssupporting arms being spaced horizontally from each other by an extendedlongitudinal slot.

13. In a sheet metal towel bar bracket consisting of a strip ofresilient sheet metal, bent upon itself intermediate its ends to form atowelbar bracket with two annular towel bar holding heads spaced apartby an intervening longitudinal slot, said heads having a pluralityofarms integral thereof, and the said arms being integral with arelatively wider pair of supporting arms each having a fastening platewith apertures for screws to mount same.

EDWIN REYNOLDS.

